On direct images of twisted pluricanonical sheaves on normal varieties

Abstract: We study the depth properties of certain direct image sheaves on normal varieties. Let

f : Y i g h t a r r o w X

be a proper morphism of relative dimension

d

from a smooth variety onto a normal variety such that the preimage

E

of the singular locus of

X

is a divisor. We show that for any integer

m > 0

, the higher direct image

R^{d} f_{*} o m e g a_{Y}^{o t i m e s m} (a E)

modulo the torsion subsheaf is

S_{2}

, provided that

a

is sufficiently large. In case

f

is birational, we give criteria on

a

for the direct image

f_{*} o m e g a_{Y} (a E)

to coincide with

o m e g a_{X}

. We also introduce an index measuring the singularities of normal varieties.

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